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PEOPLE v. WALTON

No. 1-06-1276.

880 N.E.2d 993 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Romaris WALTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Jennifer L. Bontrager, Assistant Appellate Defender), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Annette Collins, Maureen McGee, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Romanis Walton was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to 32 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel and due process of law when trial counsel usurped his right to decide whether to seek a conviction on the lesser mitigated offense of second degree...

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